Question

A congressional hearing is taking place in washington, dc. the representatives are discussing whether the portrayals of violence on children's tv shows are perhaps contributing to the violence we see in schools today. what psychological process are the representatives probably considering as the reason that tv influences school violence?

Answer 1

The answer is "observational learning".

They are concerned that kids will mirror the hostility they see demonstrated on television. Observational learning is a term used for the learning process that happens through watching the conduct of others. It is a type of social learning which takes different structures, in light of different procedures.